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Reger

American  
[rey-guhr] / ˈreɪ gər /

noun

  1. Max 1873–1916, German composer and pianist.


Reger British  
/ ˈreːɡər /

noun

  1. Max (maks). 1873–1916, German composer, noted esp for his organ works

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And her explorations of music by Peter Cornelius, Max Reger and Paul Hindemith, though less familiar, are no less appealing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

An injury to linebacker John Reger in the season opener against Philadelphia led Russell to enter the lineup to fill in and never left.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

The exercise of taking a single-verse chorale melody and turning it into a brief, often elaborate prelude, was followed by composers including Robert Schumann, Max Reger and Anton Webern.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2022

Krista Reger, a water efficiency expert from the water district, discusses best design practices and common design mistakes. 2-4 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2020

For all its air of subtlety and severity and profundity, its learned and classicizing manner, the music of Reger is really superficial.

From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Rosenfeld, Paul